METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF COLLISION AVOIDANCE AND/OR ALERTING FOR USERS OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of alerting a user of a mobile communication device having a processor about a risk arising from proximate drivers or pedestrians, comprising:
- receiving a list of a plurality of proximate mobile communication devices from a central unit via a network;
establishing a peer to peer (P2P) connection with each said proximate mobile communication device;
acquiring positioning data from each said proximate mobile communication device via a respective said P2P connection;
calculating, using the processor, at least one potential collision course with at least one of said plurality of proximate mobile communication devices according to said positioning data; and
locally presenting an alert to the user according to said calculation.
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Abstract
A method of alerting a user of a mobile communication device having a processor about a risk arising from proximate drivers or pedestrians. The method comprises receiving a list of a plurality of proximate mobile communication devices from a central unit via a network, establishing a peer to peer (P2P) connection with each the proximate mobile communication device, acquiring positioning data from each the proximate mobile communication device via a respective the P2P connection, locally using the processor for calculating at least one potential collision course with at least one of the plurality of proximate mobile communication devices according to the positioning data, and locally presenting an alert indicative of a risk to the user according to the at least one potential collision course.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of alerting a user of a mobile communication device having a processor about a risk arising from proximate drivers or pedestrians, comprising:
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receiving a list of a plurality of proximate mobile communication devices from a central unit via a network; establishing a peer to peer (P2P) connection with each said proximate mobile communication device; acquiring positioning data from each said proximate mobile communication device via a respective said P2P connection; calculating, using the processor, at least one potential collision course with at least one of said plurality of proximate mobile communication devices according to said positioning data; and locally presenting an alert to the user according to said calculation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21)
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23. A system of alerting a plurality of users of a plurality of mobile communication devices about risks arising from proximate drivers or pedestrians, comprising:
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a central unit which monitors the location of a plurality of mobile communication devices in a plurality of groups each indicative of another of a plurality of traffic areas in a region; and a plurality of client modules configured for being installed in said plurality of mobile communication devices so as to establish a plurality of peer to peer (P2P) connections among members of each said group; wherein each client module receives a list defining a respective said group according to its respective said traffic area from said central unit, acquires positioning data from each member of said respective group via said respective P2P connections, calculates at least one potential collision course according to said positioning data, and locally presents an alert indicative of at least one risk to the respective user according to said at least one potential collision course. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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24. (canceled)
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29. A method of alerting at least one of drivers and pedestrians about risks, comprising:
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monitoring positioning data of each of a plurality of mobile communication devices in real time, each said mobile communication device being associated with at least one of a driver and a pedestrian; logging at least one of a location based event and a driving habit for each said mobile communication device according to said positioning data; detecting an accident prone proximity between first and second of said plurality of mobile communication devices according to respective said positioning data, in real time; evaluating a risk for a first user of said first mobile communication device from a second user of said second mobile communication device as a function of respective said accident prone proximity and respective said at least one of said location based event and said driving habit; and outputting an alert indicative of said risk to said first mobile communication device in real time.
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